SquiggleDAO is finally announcing the secret project we've been working on with @Pakmanscoop and @ArtOnBlockchain. The Squiggle Display Station! 📺 We’ve seen significant success with art that creates a memorable experience. As younger generations become increasingly disengaged in traditional museum settings, immersive and experiential exhibitions have grown rapidly in popularity. We believe it’s important to offer a way to experience the Squiggle interactively, without altering the artwork itself and highlighting its artistic significance. To bring this vision into the physical world, we partnered with Hash Inc and Snowfro. Snowfro has been working on the hardware side for some time, and recently succeeded in porting the Chromie Squiggles script to C++ allowing us to run them on a Raspberry Pi. This breakthrough made it possible to integrate his work directly into the Display Station, allowing the project to come to life. Snowfro was pivotal in creating the electrical and software components of the Display Station. This wouldn’t have been possible without his contribution and hardware advancements. How it works: - The display station arrives ready to install, requiring only a few panels to be screwed together. It includes two cords: a power cable and an HDMI cable, allowing it to connect to virtually any screen. - Users can adjust the speed, change the background color, and enter any Squiggle type and hypervariant as the original artist's traits. To respect the owners of each Squiggle, we have received approval from many owners to display over 3000 Squiggles. When selecting a Squiggle type it will generate a random Squiggle from that approved list. Instead of typing numbers, we focused on the types of Squiggles in order to emphasize its importance and variety. - The display station creates an interactive experience that helps audiences better understand the artwork. Many people are unaware that the Squiggle moves, and even fewer realize that both the background color and speed can change. This interactive setup allows viewers to explore these intricacies firsthand, making it one of the most memorable ways to experience, learn and engage with the art. Our goal is to convince museums to install these for exhibitions and if we're lucky enough, to have them as permanent displays so their audience can always interact with the Squiggle.